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ANCHOR INTRO:
SOURCE: drivehomesafe.com
TEENAGED-DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 20-PERCENT OF ALL REPORTED ACCIDENTS,
AND 14% OF FATALITIES, EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY MAKE UP SEVEN PERCENT OF LICENSED
DRIVERS. IF YOUR TEEN IS OUT THERE ON THE ROAD, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT BE CONCERNED.
BUT, THERE IS HOPE. _____________ GIVES YOU A HEADS UP! ON SOME NEW DEVICES
THAT HELP YOU TAG ALONG WITH YOUR TRAVELING TEEN...
TRACK ONE Length:
12
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BE WITH YOUR TEENS WHEN THEY'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL, BUT WOULDN'T
IT BE NICE IF YOU COULD KEEP TABS AND KNOW IF THEY'RE GUNNING THE ENGINE,
SLAMMING THE BRAKES, OR EVEN GOING WHERE THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED? IT'S POSSIBLE-AND
PARENTS LIKE RENEE KEATING LOVE IT.
SOT
Length: 01 (Renee Keating, Mother)
"I think it's great."
TRACK TWO Length:
03
RENEE'S SON LANDON HAS BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE TWICE...
SOT
KEY @: 19 Landon Keating, Driver
"I've gone fast, I've sped. I'm not going to say I haven't."
TRACK THREE Length:
06
AND THIS NORMALLY RESPONSIBLE KID SAYS HE'S TRIED A COUPLE OTHER CRAZY THINGS
IN THE CAR-SHOCKING HIS MOM.
SOT
KEY @: 29 Renee Keating, Mother
"When he mentioned it, I was like, 'You did that?!'"
TRACK FOUR Length:
04
NEWS LIKE THAT IS CREATING DEMAND FOR DEVICES LIKE THE CAR CHIP.
SOT
KEY @: 37 Brian Cooley, CNET.Com (Editor at Large)
"You plug this into the jack on the car. Whenever you want, you pull
this back out of the dash, you connect it to your computer with a cable, and
then you run the software that comes with it and you'll see all the data:
braking, acceleration, by time, by date, by trip..."
TRACK FIVE Length:
08
...ANOTHER POPULAR OPTION- A TRACKING DEVICE. G-P-S TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE
IN GADGETS THAT ARE EASY TO INSTALL... EVEN IN SOME NEW CELL PHONES....
SOT
KEY @: 59 Brian Cooley, CNET.Com (Editor at Large)
"You ask it to send you an SMS text message that will tell you where
the car is in terms of coordinates and then you have to go plot those coordinates
on an Internet mapping service."
TRACK SIX Length:
16
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR TEEN IS KEEPING HIS HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND HIS
EYES ON THE ROAD... DRIVE-CAM MAY BE THE ANSWER.
IT'S IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES RIGHT NOW AND IS BEING TESTED FOR KIDS. IT CONSISTS
OF TWO CAMERAS: ONE GETS VIDEO INSIDE THE CAR...THE OTHER OUTSIDE. BOTH CAN
BE VIEWED ON YOUR TELEVISION.
NAT SOT Length:
01
(nats camera video)
TRACK SEVEN Length:
05
ALL THE DEVICES ARE AIMED AT BRINGING PEACE OF MIND...WITH SOME, YOU MAY ALSO
SAVE CASH IN THE END.
SOT
KEY @: 1:31 Brian Cooley, CNET.Com (Editor at Large)
"There already are insurance companies that will offer you a discount
if you're willing to take part in a chip reporting system where you're going
to upload data to them from time to time."
SOT
Length: 02 (Renee Keating, Mother)
"I think it's a really good thing..."
ANCHOR TAG
ALL OF THESE TRACKING DEVICES CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS
TO A COUPLE THOUSAND.
SOURCE LIST
Brian Cooley
CNET.com
235 2nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
PR Contact:
Jennifer Concepcion
415-344-2441
Cooley is editor-at-large for CNET.com
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